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Kromm

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Okay, here's the rules.  Give a "standard" Big Brother phrase, be it used by the Chenbot, or the cast, and define it "truly" (meaning, yes, sarcastically).

 

For example (since it was brought up in a topic recently):

 

"What the house wants" - actual meaning: "What, I, the person starting the talk about what the house wants wants, and I'm pulling a mind game to convince everyone else..."

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Statement: "I'm basing my nominations purely on strategy."

Interpretation #1: "Helifino - but I gotta nominate *someone*...."

Interpretation #2: "I don't like you. Buh-bye."

Statement: "I'm basing my nominations on what the house wants."

Interpretation #1: "I don't want to make a big move because everyone will be mad at me."

Interpretation #2: "Someone threatened to come after me if I didn't nominate you. I'm scared. Please leave so I can lock the HOH room door."

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TexasChic

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"He just threw me under the bus!"

 

Actual meaning: "I thought I had him fooled enough to trust me until I was ready to turn on him, but he fooled me instead!"


On the TWOP forums, there was this running gag about -- I can't remember exactly -- something like "verb up to the noun," like "step up to the plate."  I can't remember if it originated in the Big Brother threads or not -- but I'm sure it'll pop up on BB at some point.

 

What could be the real definition?

Actual meaning: "Do what I'm trying to pressure you to do, otherwise you are weak."


"I don't want blood on my hands"

 

Meaning: "I don't want to make a big move because everyone will be mad at me."

Also: "I don't want anyone to know I'm doing things to try to win the game we're all playing."

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Nashville

Nashville

Context: BB House - where once you get past the architecture and the "how's the weather" questions, leaves few topics for discussion other than yourself, other HGs, or the Game.

"Gossipy bitch" - female who talks about other HGs.

"Conceited bitch" - female who talks about herself.

"Conniving/manipulative bitch" - female who talks about Game strategy.

"Dumb/clueless bitch" - female who talks about anything other than Game strategy.

"Stuck-up bitch" - female who doesn't talk.

"Loudmouth" - male who talks too much about anything.

"Quiet" - male who doesn't talk much at all about anything.

"He/Him" - male whose usual speech falls anywhere between "Loudmouth" and "Quiet".

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LoneHaranguer

LoneHaranguer

 

"Who Wants to See Our/My HoH room"?

 

Meaning - for some reason on a show with only a limited number of minutes to compress endless material from live feeds into... this is a way to... burn time.

More precisely, it's an easy way to pad the episode to the right length after they've put together the other pieces. Sometimes you'll hardly see the place, and other times you'll have lengthy closeups of family photos and other objects.

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Nashville

Nashville

Initial slang update:

AFP = America's Favorite Player 

AG = Allison Grodner, Executive Producer of Big Brother.

ATEOTD = At the End Of the Day

BB = Big Brother

BBRK = Big Brother RoadKill.  Power to name an additional nominee for eviction, and - if original nominee is removed by Power of Veto - the replacement nominee.

BOTB = Battle Of the Block

BOTH \ BOHH = Blood On Their Hands \ Blood On His/Her Hands

DE = Double Elimination episode (occasional Thursday night episodes only).  Following a standard eviction vote, a highly-compressed session where an entire normally week-long HoH cycle (HoH competition / nominations / Power of Veto comp / PoV meeting / 2nd eviction of the night) takes place within a single episode).

DPoV = Diamond Power of Veto; same as a normal Power of Veto, except the holder of a DPoV also has the power to name the replacement nominee, if required.

HG = HouseGuest (BB slang for a player/contestant).

HoH = Head of Household 

IIWII = "It is what it is" - a phrase acknowledging the redundant nature of reality.  Or something else.  Fuck all if *I* know.

JH = Jury House.  Sequestration residence for evicted Houseguests joining the Jury.

OTB = On the Block (I.e., nominated for eviction)

POS = Piece of Shit

PoV = Power of Veto

RT = Round Trip ticket.  An eviction veto device which, if possessed by a newly evicted HouseGuest, permits him/her immediate re-entry to the House for continued uninterrupted game play.

UTB = (thrown) Under the Bus

WTBS = "With that being said..." - a phrase used to indicate total contradiction with everything else stated up to that point.

WWTSMHOHR = "Who wants to see my HoH room?"  A silly question, never answered honestly.

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Nashville

Nashville

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Revised definitions:

Floater: A relatively active player who works outside traditional alliance lines - i.e., “floating” between multiple alliances.  

Coaster: A relatively inactive player who doesn’t participate in strategic gameplay to any significant degree, choosing instead to enjoy a paid summer vacation while riding the coattails of more active players - they drift along with the current of the game without kicking up any waves of their own.  The term also reflects frequent common opinion of such players as being next to furniture.

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Nashville

Nashville

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References to House interior (all rooms downstairs unless specified otherwise):

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BA - main bathroom.

BR - bedroom; multiple bedrooms distinguished by a single-letter prefix (ex. BBR = “blue bedroom”).

BY - back yard.

DN - dining room.

DR - Diary Room (for Production/HG interactions).  Production-lockable door.

FD / FOTH - front door / front of the House.  Primary access point for HG entry, and evictee exit.

HNR - Have-Not bedroom.

HOHR - HoH room; contains separate bedroom, shower, tub and toilet, and vanity.  Only HG-lockable door. (upstairs)

JS - the “Jack Shack”, a scenery-disguised Port-a-Potty in the far corner of the BY behind the swimming pool.

KIT - kitchen.

LR - living room.

MW - Memory Wall.

PB - room next to HOHR variably used for Pandora’s Box, Co-HoH BR, season-specific challenges,  etc. (upstairs)

SR - storage room/pantry.  Production-lockable door.

WC - water closet/toilet.

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In addition:

NNR - No-Name Room; early-season temporary generic reference for the one room in the House without a fixed name - the discussion room off the hall between the downstairs bathroom and the kitchen/dining area.  Name and reference changes every season, depending upon decor and use.  Past references include:

  • APSR - Austin Powers Sex Room
  • GM - Geometry Room
  • etc., etc.
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I don't know if this is BB specific or forum wide, but what's the origin/meaning of  "for me (for you)"?  I laugh every time I see it so I hope it's meant to be funny/snarky.

It actually stems from American Idol, back in the TWoP days.  Judge Randy Jackson would utter some stream-of-consciousness babble after a contestant's unsatisfactory performance, usually some variation of "Yeah, dawg, I wasn't feeling that one.  For me, for you, that was the wrong song."  Translation: "That was not your best performance.  In my opinion, I believe you should have picked a different song."

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MNITM = My Name In Their Mouth(s)

Meaning: A HG’s reference to another HG or group of HGs mentioning them in conversation, especially if the mention is in an undesirable game context.

Example: “Last thing I need is them walking around with MNITM”.

 

Associated form: KMNOTM = Keep(ing) My Name Outta Their Mouth(s)

Meaning: A HG’s express desire that another HG or group of HGs stop talking about them.

Example: “They best KMNOTM, or there will be hell to pay”.

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